As you most likely recall, 10 days ago, constituents and members of the Anchorage Tea Party sent a letter to each of the legislators on Senator Murkowski's website listed as an 'endorsement' reminding them that Senator Murkowski has put their Primary election endorsement up on her website for her write in candidacy. We asked each of the legislators to indicate whether or not they would endorse the Republican Party Primary election winner, Joe Miller, or continue to endorse Senator Murkowski’s write in candidacy. We received only two communications from the list. Senator Kevin Meyer sent a letter both to me as well to the group verifying that his support would follow the Republican Party’s endorsement of the Republican Primary winner, Joe Miller. While Senator Murkowski’s website still carries Senator Meyer's endorsement, Senator Lesil McGuire was successful in having her endorsement pulled from the website. We cannot know for sure that it was a result of our communications, but Representatives Munoz and Johnson also were dropped from the Murkowski website. For the seventeen other State Senators and Representatives still listed as supporting her write in candidacy, it should now be time for them to make decisions that will allow us to make decisions on their futures as well. Here is to hope that the continued endorsements are only oversights and will be remedied quickly. Fracturing of the Republican party base is not what we need as we move forward to the goal of bringing our country back to a more centrist limited government that has to adapt to living within our means. Endorsing the winner of the most heavily participated in Republican Primary in state history , the local, State and National Republican Party have sided with the majority of the voting Republicans in the state. What we are asking for is our elected officials to do the same. We will be publishing this list up to election day. As our legislators update their status, we will reflect it on the list below. Feel free to contact your elected representatives and pressure them to take a stance. Don't know your district? For Anchorage residents go here, enter your address, select 'political' and you will be told.

Rep Millett called me by phone after I sent a personal letter. She did mention that she had received the ATP letter as well. She said that although she supports Joe Miller, she is fine with Senator Murkowski leaving her pre-primary endorsement up on the Senator's website, as long as it is labeled as as such. It is not, and I informed her of this. She never called me back.

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Karen

10/11/2010 06:44:27

I think this should be filed as an ethics charge for Murkowski, in essence, it is FALSE ADVERTISING...she needs to remove those who request it.I have asked SEVERAL for a public Statement or an email to NO AVAIL!

I guess they don't think we are TAKING NAMES and WILL REMEMBER...get a screenshot so that we can use it against them in the next State election in which they are running for re-election!

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David Varns

10/12/2010 15:05:31

You guys are crazy. If someone wants to back Lisa, let them. Quit bothering my wife.